Authentic diff on first playthrough of SE5 for a Hitman vet?

Fired up SE5 today (had never played the series before), and while I'm still only in what I'm assuming is the tutorial mission, Hard diff feels way too easy.

For context, I've dumped countless hours into the Hitman games as well as the roguelite Freelancer mode, and I feel like I could tackle this game's hardest difficulty since a lot of the mechanics feel very familiar.

I'm not much into sniping and prefer close quarters combat, rigging vehicles, item distractions, and the like. Would Authentic diff be too overwhelming for a first playthrough?

I've also come to detest save scumming and manual saves and want to feel like my actions have consequences, which the limited saves in Authentic difficulty should provide.